U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending June 13 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,718,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
May
2 218,425 103 179,869 104 215,619 103 175,844 103 158,693 103
9 219,166 104 179,166 103 215,939 102 175,787 102 159,950 102
16 219,767 103 177,864 103 213,730 101 174,309 101 158,668 103
23 217,506 101 179,263 103 213,460 101 174,312 101 165,207 105
30 218,941 102 179,817 104 213,436 102 174,529 103 142,882 102
June
6 219,535 102 180,602 104 216,530 103 177,397 104 156,912 101
13 218,165 103 178,871 103  160,718 103

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions. All percentage changes are compared with earlier.